Listening N° 4: Understanding directions

Name: ________________________________________________Class:________Date: ___________

Class objective: To demonstrate understanding of an oral text related to the location of places and express
ideas in real conversations using key vocabulary.

I. LOOK at the picture and then ANSWER the questions your teacher will ask.

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a) How do you call “a drawing of the surface of a city”? __________________

b) Do you know where is Cerro Ñielol located? _________________________

c) Do you live near or far from the stadium? ____________________________

d) What do you think is the topic of the listening activity? Why? MAKE a prediction.

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II. LISTEN to the audio and CHOOSE the correct option.

(Taken from: https://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/travel-sightseeing-1.htm)

a) What is the purpose of the listening?

1. To inform addresses of different places.

2. To inform about the location of places in a city.
3. To describe the city.

b) Was your prediction correct?

1. 2. National Library of Chile

III. WRITE the preposition of place under each picture.

a) Between b) Opposite c) On the corner d) Next to

1. 2. 3. 4.

b. Prepositions of place are used to show

a. What is a preposition of place and the position or location of one thing with
another. It answers the question “Where”.
why do we use them?
It answers the question "Where?"

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IV. LISTEN to the audio and WRITE the correct preposition of place.

a) The hotel is ____________ the bank.

b) The zoo is _____________ the police station.

c) The library is ____________the post office and the supermarket.

d) The bowling alley is ____________ East Street.

e) The bar is on the ____________ of West Street and South Street.

f) City hall is in ____________ of the library.

g) The hospital is ____________ the bus station.

h) The zoo is ____________ the post office.

City Hall of Chile
i) The bowling alley is ____________ the bookstore.

j) The school is ____________the bus station and the police station.

V. LISTEN and WRITE true or false. UNDERLINE the false information.

(Taken from: https://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/travel-sightseeing-2.htm)

a) ______The dry cleaner’s is between the museum and the supermarket.

b) ______The bus terminal is across from church.

c) ______The high school is on the corner of Pine Street and 1st Street.

d) ______The art gallery is in front of the stadium.

e) ______The mall is next to the supermarket.

f) ______The gym is on Gray Street.

g) ______The cafe is near the pharmacy.

h) ______The park is east of the river.

i) ______The pharmacy is on the corner of Sun Street and 3rd Street.

j)_______The sports club is behind the parking lot.

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VI. Now it’s your turn! In pairs create a city map. FILL in the gaps the places you find in a city and then
TALK with your classmate. INCLUDE at least 3 places and prepositions in your conversation.
FOLLOW the example.

a. Excuse me. Do b. Yes! It is

you know where opposite the

the school is? hospital.

School

HOSPITAL